Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia - Messiah
In Judaism, the Messiah (מָשִׁיחַ "anointed one", Standard Hebrew Mašíaḥ, Tiberian Hebrew Māšîªḥ Arabic المسيح;) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In Islam
In the Qur'an, the scripture of Islam, Isa (Jesus) is described as a Prophet of God as well as "The messiah". The belief is that he was r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In Islam
Main articles: Isa, Mahdi, and Muhammad al-Mahdi In the Qur'an, the scripture of Islam, Isa (Jesus) is described as a Prophet of God as w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia - Eschatology
Eschatology (from the Greek έσχατος meaning "last" + -logy) is a part of theology concerned with the final events in the history o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia - Second Coming
The prophecies of a Second Coming are various and span across many religions and cultures. Most notable is the Christian belief in the re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Of Pseudo-methodius: Encyclopedia - Apocalypse Of Pseudo-methodius
The Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius is a 7th-century apocalypse that shaped the eschatological imagination of Christendom throughout the M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yuz Asaf: Encyclopedia - Yuz Asaf
Yuz Asaf or Yus Asaph is believed, by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Movement and others, to be the name adopted by Jesus after he supposedly survi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Donmeh: Encyclopedia - Donmeh
Donmeh (dönme) is a Turkish word for a religious convert. It refers to a group of Jews of the Near East who followed Sabbatai Zevi (also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Historicity Of Jesus: Encyclopedia - Historicity Of Jesus
The historicity of Jesus (i.e., his existence as an actual historical figure), is accepted by three major world religions, Christianity, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - End Times: Encyclopedia - End Times
The end times are, in one version of Judeo-Christian eschatology and in Islam, a time of tribulation that will precede the Second Coming ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah: Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah
The Jewish Messiah, (משיח) or Mashiach, or Moshiach, has traditionally referred to a future Jewish king from the Davidic line who wil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Barnabas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Barnabas - Analysis
This work is written from a highly pro-Islamic viewpoint, not only mentioning Muhammad by name, but including the shahada (chapter 39). I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Barnabas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Barnabas - Religious Themes
The Gospel of Barnabas was little known outside academic circles until recent times, when a number of Muslims have taken to publishing it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Barnabas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Barnabas - Origins
Some students of the work argue for an Italian origin, noting phrases in Barnabas which are very similar to phrases used by Dante and sug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Barnabas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Barnabas - Textual History
A "Gospel according to Barnabas" is mentioned in two early Christian lists of apocryphal works: the Decretum Gelasianum (whose attributio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Nathan Of Ghaza
Having Halabi's money, a charming wife, and many additional followers, Sabbatai triumphantly returned to Palestine. Passing through the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Spread Of His Influence
The adherents of Sabbatai, probably with his consent, even planned to abolish to a great extent the ritualistic observances because, acco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Claims Of Messiahship
Apart from this general Messianic theory, there was another computation, based on a presumably interpolated passage in the Zohar (a famou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - In Salonica
With this document, which he appears to have accepted as an actual revelation, Sabbatai determined to choose Salonica, at that time a cen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Disillusion
Sabbatai's conversion was extremely disheartening for the Jewish communities. Prominent rabbis who were believers in and followers of Sab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - In Constantinople
At the beginning of the year 1666, Sabbatai again left Smyrna for Constantinople, either because he was compelled to do so by the city au...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Proclaimed Messiah
The joy of his followers knew no bounds. Sabbatai, assisted by his wife, now became the sole ruler of the community. In this capacity he ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Modern Followers
Although rather little is known about them, various groups called Donmeh (Turkish for “apostate”) continue to follow Sabbatai Zevi to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Zevi's Early Years
In accordance with the prevailing custom of Jews, Sabbatai's father had him study Talmud. In his early youth he attended a yeshiva under ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - Influence Of English Millenarianism
During the first half of the 17th century, millenarian ideas of the approach of the Messianic time, and more especially of the redemption...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sabbatai Zevi: Encyclopedia Ii - Sabbatai Zevi - At Abydos Migdal Oz
After two months' imprisonment in Constantinople, Sabbatai was brought to the state prison in the castle of Abydos. Here he was treated v...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Messianism - Christianity
Christian messianism is based upon the necessity of a human blood sacrifice, to atone for the sins of the world. The Christian interpreta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Judaism
Main articles: Jewish view of Jesus, Comparing and contrasting Judaism and Christianity, Judaism and Christianity, and Jewish Messiah Adh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahdi Army: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahdi Army - Name
The name Jaīsh al-Mah'dī has apocalyptic connotations to a Muslim's ear: in Islamic theology, the Mah'dī is an end-times figure who it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahdi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahdi - Emergence Of The Mahdi
Mahdi - Sunni and Shia sources. He emerges during the last days of the world from Mecca He and Jesus are two different individuals He ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abrahamic Religion: Encyclopedia Ii - Abrahamic Religion - The Coming
Main article: Millennialism In the major Abrahamic religions, there exists the expectation of an individual who will herald the end of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahdi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahdi - Emergence Of The Mahdi
Mahdi - Sunni and Shia sources. He emerges during the last days of the world from Mecca He and Jesus are two different individuals He ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Perspectives On Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Perspectives On Jesus - Judaism
Adherents of Judaism do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah, and reject all claimed Messiahs, holding that the world is not redeemed y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Islam
Mohammed Ali Ibn Zubair Ali's Signs of Qiyamah discuss the arrival of the Enlightened One, Imam Madhi, followed by natural disaster, "The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Islam
Mohammed Ali Ibn Zubair Ali's Signs of Qiyamah discuss the arrival of the Enlightened One, Imam Mahdi, followed by natural disaster, "The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism eschatology is the oldest eschatology in recorded history. By 500 BC, Zoroastrians had fully developed a concept of the en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Hinduism
Hindu traditional prophecies, as described in the Puranas and several other texts, say that the world shall fall into chaos and degradati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Other Religions
Many Neopagans and Wiccans believe that the entire Universe continues in endless cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. The Magic Bills be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism eschatology is the oldest eschatology in recorded history. By 500 BC, Zoroastrians had fully developed a concept of the en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Other Religions
Many Neopagans and Wiccans believe that the entire Universe continues in endless cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. Some have argued th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Hinduism
Hindu traditional prophecies, as described in the Puranas and several other texts, say that the world shall fall into chaos and degradati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Judaism
In Judaism, the end of the world is called the acharit hayamim (end of days). Tumultuous events will overturn the old world order, creati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Persecution Of Jews: Encyclopedia Ii - Persecution Of Jews - Christian
Christianity, which has its roots in Jewish teachings about the Messiah, has often had a contentious relationship with Judaism, giving ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Buddhism
Buddha predicted that his teachings would disappear after 500 years. According to the Sutta Pitaka, the "ten moral courses of conduct" wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Christianity
Christians in the 1st century AD believed the end of the world would come during their lifetime. Jesus in Mark 13:8 compared the end of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Judaism
In Judaism, the end of the world is called the acharit hayamim (end of days). Tumultuous events will overturn the old world order, creati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Christianity
Christians in the 1st century AD believed the end of the world would come during their lifetime. Jesus in Mark 13:8 compared the end of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Native American
Several Native American tribes have similar beliefs concerning the end times. Eschatology - Hopi. Tribal leaders of the Hopi tribe, suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Buddhism
At the time of the Buddha, he apparently predicted that his teachings would disappear after 500 years. According to the Sutta Pitaka, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahmadi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ahmadi - History
The Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam claims to represent a latter day renaissance of the religion of Islam. At the end of the 19th century, Mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eschatology: Encyclopedia Ii - Eschatology - Native American
Several Native American tribes have similar beliefs concerning the end times. Eschatology - Hopi. Tribal leaders of the Hopi tribe, suc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judeo-christian: Encyclopedia Ii - Judeo-christian - Source Of The Term
Christianity emerged from Judaism in the century after the death of Herod the Great. Christians brought from Judaism its scriptures; fund...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And World Religions: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And World Religions - Relationship With Islam
Islam shares a number of beliefs with Christianity. They share similar views on monotheism, judgment, heaven, hell, spirits, angels, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judeo-christian: Encyclopedia Ii - Judeo-christian - Source Of The Term
Christianity emerged from Judaism in the century after the death of Herod the Great. Christians brought from Judaism its scriptures; fund...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish View Of Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish View Of Jesus - Jewish Views On Christianity
Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon) writes why Jews believe that Jesus was wrong to create Christianity (and why they believe that Muhamm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isa: Encyclopedia Ii - Isa - Isa To Return
Most Muslims believe Isa will descend back to earth after ad-Dajjal appears. Muslims believe Jesus is alive in heaven and will return to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ahmadi: Encyclopedia Ii - Ahmadi - History
At the end of the nineteenth century Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian proclaimed himself to be the "Reformer of the age" Mujaddid, Pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jesus - Religious Perspectives
Jesus has an important role in the two world religions, Christianity and Islam. Most other religions, however, do not consider Jesus to h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacob Frank: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacob Frank - Historical Background
The spread of Frank's messianic movement (1760-1770) occurred in the period following the killing of the Jews in the days of Bohdan Chmie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jesus: Encyclopedia Ii - Jesus - Religious Perspectives
Jesus has an important role in the two world religions, Christianity and Islam. Most other religions, however, do not consider Jesus to h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Rastafari
The Rastafari movement believes Haile Selassie is the second coming. He both embodied this when he became Emperor of Ethiopia, but is als...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Christianity
The vast majority of those self-identified as Christians look forward to the second coming or second advent of Jesus Christ. Across the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Bahá'í Faith
Followers of the Bahá'í Faith believe that the second coming of Jesus, as well as the prophecies of the 5th Buddha and many other relig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Christianity
The vast majority of those self-identified as Christians look forward to the second coming or second advent of Jesus Christ. Across the m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Hinduism
In Hindu belief an incarnation or manifestation of Divinity (especially Lord Vishnu) is called an 'avatar'. The doctrine of avatars first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Second Coming: Encyclopedia Ii - Second Coming - Bahá'í Faith
Followers of the Bahá'í Faith believe that the second coming of Jesus, as well as the prophecies of the 5th Buddha and many other relig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chosen People: Encyclopedia Ii - Chosen People - Christianity
Supersessionism is the belief of many Christians that Christians have replaced Israel as God's Chosen people. In this view, the Jews' cho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Christianity - Roots Of Christianity
To see Christianity's common roots and relationship with other world religions, see Christianity and world religions. History of Christi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Christianity - Roots Of Christianity
To see Christianity's common roots and relationship with other world religions, see Christianity and world religions. History of Christi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Christianity - The Earliest Emergence Of Christianity
Debatably and Biblically speaking, Christianity began with the Messianic promise (Gen 3:15) at the dawn of creation and therefore with Ad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Messiah - Judaism And Christianity
Christianity as we have come to know it emerged from Judaism in the first century of the Common Era. The first Christians were Jews, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isa: Encyclopedia Ii - Isa - Isa Neither Crucified Nor Killed
That they said (in boast) "We killed the Messiah Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of Allah"; - but they killed him not, nor crucified...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muslim Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Muslim Jew - Background
Jews who have converted to faiths other than Judaism, or who abandon Judaism for atheism, or the many Jews who simply view themselves as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahdi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahdi - Birth Of The Mahdi
Mahdi - Sunni Shi'a and Mahdavi sources. He is a descendent of Muhammad, from the offspring of Muhammad's daughter, Fatimah Mahdi - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahdi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahdi - Characteristics Of The Mahdi
Mahdi - Sunni and Shia sources. His first name is "Muhammad" Some Muslims claim that his name can be an accepted variant of Muhammad s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahdi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahdi - Signs Indicating The Emergence Of The Mahdi
Mahdi - Shia sources. The 6th Shia Imam, Jafar al-Sadiq, is reported to have said: "Before the appearance of the one who will rise, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahdi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahdi - The Mahdi In Fiction
Several authors have used the concept of the Mahdi in fictional stories. Perhaps the best known is Frank Herbert, whose Dune science fict...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahdi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahdi - Birth Of The Mahdi
Mahdi - Sunni Shia and Mahdavi sources. He is a descendent of the prophet Muhammad, from the offspring of Muhammad's daughter, Fatimah...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahdi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahdi - Characteristics Of The Mahdi
Mahdi - Sunni and Shia sources. His first name is "Muhammad" He is tall His facial features are similar to those of the prophet Muhamm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mahdi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mahdi - Signs Indicating The Emergence Of The Mahdi
Mahdi - Shia sources. The 6th Shia Imam, Jafar al-Sadiq, is reported to have said: "Before the appearance of the one who will rise, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isa: Encyclopedia Ii - Isa - Isa Not The Son Of God
O People of the Book, commit no excesses in your religion; nor say of Allah anything but the truth. The Messiah Jesus son of Mary was (no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nation Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Nation Of Islam - Divergence From Mainstream Islam
NOI is viewed by some Muslims as deviant. The reason cited is that the NOI has taught that God would manifest himself in a human being (F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Kharijite Sects
Divisions of Islam - Sufri. Main articles: Sufri, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], and [[{{ ... See also:Divisions o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Major Branches
Divisions of Islam - Sunni. Main articles: Sunni Islam, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], and [[{{{5}}}]] Sunni Isla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Messiah - Present-day Positions
Jewish Messiah - Orthodox Judaism. Orthodox Judaism maintains that Jews are obligated to accept Maimonides's 13 Principles of Faith, in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad: Encyclopedia Ii - Mirza Ghulam Ahmad - Why The Name Ahmadiyya Was Given
The Ahmadiyya movement was founded based in 1889, but the name Ahmadiyya was not adopted until about a decade later. In a manifesto dated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Major Denominations
Divisions of Islam - Sunni. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam - the Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jama'ah. According to Sunni thoug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Shi'a Sects
Divisions of Islam - Jafari. Main articles: Twelvers, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Other Sects
The followers of these sects consider themselves to be Muslim, but are not recognized as such by the mainstream. Divisions of Islam - Zi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacob Frank: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacob Frank - The Anti-talmudists
As a result of these disclosures the congress of rabbis in Brody proclaimed a strong Cherem (Hebrew for excommunication) against all impe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divisions Of Islam: Encyclopedia Ii - Divisions Of Islam - Sunni Schools Of Thought
Madhhab is an Islamic term that refers to a school of thought or religious jurisprudence, or fiqh, within Sunni Islam. Each of the Ashaab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - Other Historically Significant Jewish Messiah Claimants
Messiah - Josephus's report of civil unrest in the first century. It had been thought that Josephus asserts that Jesus was indeed the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In The New Testament
Christianity emerged from Judaism in the first century of the Common Era. The first Christians were Jews. Within the Jewish tradition the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - Other Messiahs
In Stregheria, Jesus Christ is believed to have been a sort of "evil messiah" or false messiah, while Aradia de Toscano is seen as the tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In The Hebrew Bible
The concept of the messiah is prominent in many books in the Hebrew Bible. In the Hebrew Bible, Israelite priests, prophets, and kings we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In The New Testament
Christianity emerged from Judaism in the first century of the Common Era. The first Christians were Jews. Within the Jewish tradition the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - Traditional And Contemporary Judaism
The concept of the messiah varies in traditional and contemporary Judaism. The view of the messiah in talmudic literature is that there a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - Other Messiahs
See Jewish Messiah claimants for an overview of such claimants and links to more detailed articles. In Stregheria, Jesus Christ is believ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Messiah: Encyclopedia Ii - Messiah - In The Hebrew Bible
The concept of the messiah is prominent in many books in the Hebrew Bible. In the Hebrew Bible, Israelite priests, prophets, and kings we...   » Read the article

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